Publication : Press Release

September 2006, ten girls aged between 14 and 17 year were persuaded by a fellow villager in Kompong Cham province to travel to Phnom Penh after they were promised jobs as domestic workers. However after arriving in Phnom Penh they were promptly taken to a local market where they were openly sold for 50.000 riel each. Fortunately this "auction" was witnessed by an LICADHO staff who obtained information from one of the vitims and proceeded to work with LICADHO colleagues and other NGOs to ensure that all girls were found and returned safely to their families in the provinces.

Information Source : International Children’s Day 2007: Child Abuse in Public and Behind Closed Doors

• LICADHO